Meeting and working with Professor Shiraishi Masaya (Waseda University, Japan)

During the meeting, Professor Nguyen Van Kim briefly introduced the history of training and research at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, highlighting its status as a leading institution for social sciences and humanities education in Vietnam. The university currently has 13,000 students across all programs, over 700 faculty and staff members, and international relations with over 200 universities worldwide. Among the university's partners, the Vice-Rector affirmed that Japan remains a crucial partner in the strategy for developing international cooperation. In particular, Professor Nguyen Van Kim expressed his sincere gratitude to Waseda University and Professor Shiraishi personally for their assistance in organizing the conference on "Vietnam-Indochina-Japan Relations during World War II."

Professor Nguyen Van Kim presents a commemorative gift to Professor Shiraishi Masaya (Photo: Tran Minh)

Professor Shiraishi Masaya expressed his gratitude to the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and Professor Nguyen Van Kim, and proposed new collaborative activities such as organizing a second international conference to follow up on the aforementioned conference, implementing a plan to publish the conference proceedings, and expanding the conference project to Southeast Asia to attract participation from countries in the region.

Professor Nguyen Van Kim welcomed the proposals of Professor Shiraishi Masaya and hoped that the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and Waseda University (Japan) would soon take the necessary steps to implement these ideas.

On September 18, 2015, the international conference "Vietnam - Indochina - Japan Relations during World War II - Documents and Perspectives" was held at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. The conference focused on the following main topics: understanding the Vietnam-Japan relationship during World War II, particularly clarifying the process of Japan's occupation of Vietnam and its impact on the transformation of Vietnamese colonial society.